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Screenshot of a virtual presentation. Three views of a polychrome vase with flourescent imaging

3-Ring Summary: Ring 3: Adapting experimental and modeling workflows to create 3D visualizations of artist and conservation materials on polychrome objects

April 5, 2023March 8, 2022

Ring 3: The Great BeyondAdapting experimental and modeling workflows to create 3D visualizations of artist and conservation materials on polychrome objects By Roxanne Radpour, Charles …

Screenshot of a virtual presentation. Photo of Alan Shepard wearing shiny silver-colored spacesuit holding helmet

3-Ring Summary: Ring 3: Rebooting the Suit: Research and Treatment of Alan Shepard’s Mercury Spacesuit Discussion of the ongoing treatment process

April 5, 2023March 8, 2022

Ring 3: The Great BeyondRebooting the Suit: Research and Treatment of Alan Shepard’s Mercury Spacesuit Discussion of the ongoing treatment process by Maggie Bearden, Objects Conservator …

Screenshot of a virtual presentation. Oversized neon sign reading "FUTURES" with crowd of people wandering exhibit space below

Meeting Summary: Reawakening the National Mall’s “Sleeping Beauty”: A look inside the Smithsonian’s Arts+Industries Building

April 5, 2023March 3, 2022

On December 2nd, 2021, the Washington Conservation Guild was honored to receive as speaker the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building director, Rachel Goslins. Before joining …

Screenshot of a virtual presentation. Title of slide reads ATR-FTIR spectra show little dependence on image density. Four spectra with proteins and cellulose highlighted for salted paper, printed-out, albumen, and developed-out prints

3-Ring Summary: Ring 2: Application of Reflectance FTIR Spectroscopy for Insights into Photographs

April 5, 2023March 3, 2022

Ring 2: Technical Imaging and Scientific Research Application of Reflectance FTIR Spectroscopy for Insights into PhotographsPresenter: Dr. Joan Walker, Conservation Scientist at the National Gallery …

Screenshot of a virtual presentation. Slide reads "Paints were mixed in a 1:1 ratio and then suspended in Kremer watercolor medium in a 5% w/w ratio before application to paper." Sample tested was Alizarin Crimson (PR83) and Carmine Lake (NR4) in watercolor. Four hyperspectral images of sample

3-Ring Summary: Ring 2: Sequentially Shifted Excitation Raman Microscopy (SSE-RM) for Non-invasive, in situ Identification of Lake Pigments

April 5, 2023March 2, 2022

Ring 2: Technical Imaging and Scientific Research Sequentially Shifted Excitation Raman Microscopy (SSE-RM) for Non-invasive, in situ Identification of Lake PigmentsPresentation by Kristen E. Watts, …

Screenshot of a virtual presentation. Colorful horizontal mural fills slide.

3-Ring Summary: Ring 2: The Application of Multispectral Photogrammetry to the Conservation of a Portable Mural

April 5, 2023March 2, 2022

Ring 2: Technical Imaging and Scientific Research The Application of Multispectral Photogrammetry to the Conservation of a Portable Mural Presented by Wendy Rose, 2021-2022 Latino …

Screenshot from a virtual presentation. Title slide with image of dress to be treated.

3-Ring Summary: Something from Nothing: Using Hidden Construction Clues to Reconstruct an Early 19th c Bodice

May 23, 2023February 4, 2022

3-Ring Circus virtual meeting summary (January 6, 2022)Ring 1: Conservation in Practice Something from Nothing: Using Hidden Construction Clues to Reconstruct an Early 19th c …

Screenshot from a virtual presentation. Collage of images with speaker and locals at the site.

3-Ring Summary: Conservation and Preservation Strategies for Royal Painted Tombs in El-Kurru, Sudan: Acknowledging the Past while Planning for the Future

June 6, 2023February 4, 2022

3-Ring Circus virtual meeting summary (January 6, 2022)Ring 1: Conservation in Practice Conservation and Preservation Strategies for Royal Painted Tombs in El-Kurru, Sudan: Acknowledging the …

Screenshot of a virtual presentation. Two images of same painting, a gentleman in 18th century clothing sitting in the foreground with a small town in the background, before and after treatment. Right image of the painting after treatment is brighter, less yellow, with a tree in the background that is missing from the left image.

3-Ring Summary: Ring 1: Treatment of the Portrait of William Henry Capers by Ralph Earl: When “Less is More” Still Takes Time

April 5, 2023February 4, 2022

3-Ring Circus virtual meeting summary (January 6, 2022)Ring 1: Conservation in Practice Treatment of the Portrait of William Henry Capers by Ralph Earl: When “Less …

Screenshot of a virtual presentation. Gregory Bailey speaks to a slide that reads "Standing together for our union" with photos from the time of the strike

Meeting Summary: Unionization at the Walters Art Museum

April 5, 2023December 17, 2021

With Walters Workers United members: And The Baltimore Museum of Art Union Members: At the beginning of November 2021, WCG had the opportunity to meet …

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